Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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